default effect or transition length less than 1 second?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:41 pm

Yes -- mine also shows colons between all of them -- though as mitchell65 says, the final set of digits are shown as being slightly smaller than the preceding three sets...

Post by **Ron P.** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:44 pm

The time code format for most video editing programs is: 00:00:00:00, HH:MM:SS:FF (Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames)....

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:48 pm

Yes, I realise that. The point was whether the OP's reference to a length of .15 (without any other reference point) meant he was talking about .15 of a second or 15 frames...

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:04 pm

mine also shows colons between all of them

Interesting...

Post by **Ron P.** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:17 pm

Very interesting, I've never paid that much attention to that last separator... It is not a colon, but a period...

until something is changed in the project. When I opened VS, blank time-line, it shows a period. However when I placed a video in the time-line, and changed the project settings frame rate to something like 25fps, from my default of 29.97, it changes to a colon...

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:40 pm

Aaahhh, now it makes sense.

NOT!

And I'm still going with 15 frames!

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:18 pm

Now I've cracked it. (I think) Set to PAL and the colon stays as a colon throughout. Set to NTSC and it changes to a stop throughout. Well that's what happens with my set up. Why you can't set the default transition to less that 1 second remains one of lifes many mysteries! Incidently I have a printed copy of the manual and all the pictures of the VS show Colon, Colon, stop.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:21 pm

Hi

Using VS 10 does the same as mitchell65 post above.

Colon for Pal
Dot for Ntsc.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:34 pm

I'm almost certain that the .15 referred to fps as I can't see how in VS you can set the duration to less than 1 second. If you put 15 in the third box that would indicate 15 seconds. You would need to show less than one second as something like .015 or :015 which you cannot do.
My printed manual on page 38 clearly states that 00:00:00:00 means hours:minutes:seconds:frames. 15 frames gives quite a good transition on a crossfade and at a 30fps video would equate to about half a second.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:40 pm

My printed manual on page 38 clearly states that 00:00:00:00 means hours:minutes:seconds:frames. 15 frames gives quite a good transition on a crossfade and at a 30fps video would aquate to half a second.

Yes, all that has already been determined. Our question was what did the OP want? 15 frames or .15 seconds?